Quoting: Zmach
So you think it's just Nurse-bear that has been the problem?
Nurse-Bear this year:
55.00 CF%
56.25 FF%
54.29 SF%
71.43 GF% (5-2)
57.94 xGF%
62.79 SCF%
64.00 HDCF%
I'm not seeing an issue there. The issues almost exclusively have come when Tippett mixed up the pairings - except for the Jones-Larsson miscues in game 1. It takes time to get used to a new partner though, so some bumps are to be expected. From the look of things, there were some bumps in G1 but not since then with these pairings, as the past 2 games:
The Oilers have allowed 5 goals at 5v5
Nurse-Bear have gone 3-1
Jones-Larsson have gone 0-1
Koekkoek-Barrie have gone 1-1
Three goals allowed from the regular pairings (1.50 GA/GP) is pretty good, really. Two aren't accounted for as they came when Tippett started mixing things up. Lets look at the "per-sixties" just to make sure:
The Oilers played 95:58 at 5v5 over the past 2 games (3.12 GA/60)
Nurse-Bear have played 28:46
(2.08 GA/60)
Jones-Larsson have played 25:35
(2.34 GA/60)
Koekkoek-Barrie have played 20:04
(3.00 GA/60)
Mixed pairings: 21:33
(5.58 GA/60)
Unless there's an injury, I'd stick with these guys for now, but I'd staple them together.